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Definition of Vestiges

Vestige
Vestige Ves"tige, n. [F., from L. vestigium footprint, trace, sign; the last part (-stigium) is probably akin to E. sty, v. i. Cf. Investigate.] The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains; as, the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges of former population. What vestiges of liberty or property have they left? --Burke. Ridicule has followed the vestiges of Truth, but never usurped her place. --Landor. Syn: Trace; mark; sign; token. Usage: Vestige, Trace. These words agree in marking some indications of the past, but differ to some extent in their use and application. Vestige is used chiefly in a figurative sense, for the remains something long passed away; as, the vestiges of ancient times; vestiges of the creation. A trace is literally something drawn out in a line, and may be used in this its primary sense, or figuratively, to denote a sign or evidence left by something that has passed by, or ceased to exist. Vestige usually supposes some definite object of the past to be left behind; while a trace may be a mere indication that something has been present or is present; as, traces of former population; a trace of poison in a given substance.
Vestige
Vestige Ves"tige, n. (Biol.) A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.

Meaning of Vestiges from wikipedia

- Look up vestiges in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vestiges may refer to: Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation (1844), by Robert Chambers Vestigiality...
- moles can scarcely see. However, only in recent centuries have anatomical vestiges become a subject of serious study. In 1798, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire...
- Vestiges & Claws achieved exactly what it set out to do." All tracks are written by José González Moon, Tom. "First Listen: José González, 'Vestiges &...
- intermediary. "Vestiges is highly readable, but not always easy to understand." — James A. Secord (1994) Introduction to the reprinted edition Vestiges of the...
- Edinburgh: Birlinn Vestiges (1844), p. 231. Vestiges (1844), p. 388. Ireland, "Introduction to the Twelfth Edition," in Vestiges of the Natural History...
- The Jardin des Vestiges is a garden containing the archaeological remains of the ancient port of M****ille, France. The site is located in the 1st arrondis****t...
- Vestige is a restaurant in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. It was a semifinalist in the Outstanding Restaurant category of the James Beard Foundation Awards...
- at the time of European settlement. Following the abolition of the last vestiges of the White Australia policy in 1973, Australia's demography and culture...
- weak stems inflected through affixation (such as love/loved, hand/hands). Vestiges of the case and gender system are found in the pronoun system (he/him,...
- In radio communications, single-sideband modulation (SSB) or single-sideband suppressed-carrier modulation (SSB-SC) is a type of modulation used to transmit...